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Right, not exactly a rapid repair as my brilliant local garage are always fully booked for up to a week !! They came and towed my car in on Monday morning. Using a rigid bar system, can't suspend tow 4 wheel drive vehicles. They could see a fluid leak and topped up the single hydraulic cylinder to keep braking systems supported. Started Wednesday afternoon and I collected on Thursday lunch time. The full bill including tow recovery just £156. The problem being split and damaged hoses. The slave cylinder is held in the bellhousing by a metal spring clip. This had corroded to the point of failure. Activating the clutch caused excessive movement to hydraulic pipes which then failed. No need to replace, or even disturb the clutch plates. I would suggest all 'X' type (Petrol?) owners of vehicles pushing 10 years old check this spring clip. It's not the cost that's important, but the inconvenience of a roadside failure and recovery. You know it makes sense !! GGDad-1